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nonprofession

nonprofession noun: that which is not a profession.

Noun

nonprofession (plural nonprofessions)

  1. That which is not a profession.
    • After all, the medical profession is a profession, it has its own standards, proficiency standards higher than nonprofessions, the medical profession should have a standard at least as high or higher than any other profession.1984, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Protecting Medicare and Medicaid Patients from Sanctioned Health Practitioners, page 9

Forms of nonprofession

pluralnonprofessions

Origin of nonprofession

From non- + profession.

Questions about nonprofession

What does nonprofession mean?
Nonprofession means that which is not a profession.
What part of speech is nonprofession?
Nonprofession is a noun.
What is the plural of nonprofession?
The plural of nonprofession is nonprofessions.

Words near nonprofession in the dictionary

  1. nonproductiveness
  2. nonproductivity
  3. nonproducts
  4. nonprofane
  5. nonprofessed
  6. nonprofession
  7. nonprofessional
  8. nonprofessionalism
  9. nonprofessionally
  10. nonprofessionals
  11. nonprofessions

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